Orange Harissa Roast Chicken
A festive roast chicken glazed with honey, harissa, and fresh orange, delivering the perfect balance of sweet, smoky heat and bright citrus—an easy yet impressive holiday centerpiece.
Ingredients
- 1 whole chicken
Marinade
- ½ cup harissa paste
- ½ onion
- 5 cloves garlic
- 1 orange
- 1 lemon
- 1 bunch parsley
- 2 tbsp honey
- 1 tbsp smoked paprika
- 1 tbsp cumin powder
- 1½ tbsp salt
Instructions
- Into a food processor add all the marinade ingredients. Making sure to only add the juice and zest from the orange and lemon. That's your marinade, set it aside.½ cup harissa paste, ½ onion, 5 cloves garlic, 1 orange, 1 lemon, 1 bunch parsley, 2 tbsp honey, 1 tbsp smoked paprika, 1 tbsp cumin powder, 1½ tbsp salt
- Using a pair of scissors, remove the backbone from the chciken. Then press down on the breast to flatten.1 whole chicken
- Pour our marinade over the chicken, making sure to rub it in under the skin. Let the chicken marinate overnight and at least 2 hours.
- Place our chicken into the oven over a wire rack and cook at 350F for 1 hour or until the breast reaches 155F internal temperature.
- Remove from the oven and let it rest at least 20 minutes before cutting into it.
- Chop up the meat, garnish with the marinade, and oranges.
